precipitous

1. Having several precipices: a precipitous bluff.

2. Resembling a precipice; extremely steep. See Synonyms at steep1.

3. Usage Problem Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate: "The change has included a precipitous collapse of Communist authority” ( New York Times). See Usage Note at precipitate.

4. Very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall .

5. Having precipitous sides .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
precipitous	17	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
croupiest	13
outprices	13

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
precipitous	17